Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-08-11
NO. 81.
JINKS' T00IHACHE.
A Story of n Mans Courage and OF
Woman's CowardIce.

HtnllSlt II lht to see tlS WHY u WbiiaH VIII
perform when she comes In 10 have n tooth
drawn. There's my wife for instance
worked an honr and half by the clork,
yesterday with that woman, trying 10 get
ont u little aching snag, anil then she went
home with IL In. One hour of the ache ~
worse than having II drawn three times o.
yer, aud Jinks snapped his finger in con-
tempt of the whole transaction.
'Squealed did she p asked Hobbs, the
doctor, 20 whom the facts were heing re-
lated.
i should remark that she dill, resumed
Jinks in an injured tone, 'squealed when
looked NJ II, squealed when seleciel the
foroeps, and once, when actually got them
on the tooth, thought she would take the
| roof oil
Men never act that way, said Hobbs
musingly
Men, we'll no " replied Jinlss, "a man
steps in like man, opens his mouth and
never siirs till the tooth lays In the spittoon,
but woman, bah =
| That reminds me of n story, said Hobbs
you know Harvey, the horse doctor over
at Carroll Well, one day Perkins came
into his Office with his head tied up and
groaning with the toothache.
Why don't you go 10 dentist and have
il pulled . says Harvey.
'Dar-s-ent' mumbled Perkins, he'll
break my jaw that tooths got double and
twisted, back action prongs, an aw'nery
pnlling won't boost IL a particle
Let me pull il, says Harvey, in a tri-
fling way, and Perkins falling In with the
joke, said, 'aw right, and sitting down ON
horse medicine box, opened his mouth like
| a yawning contribution box, and indicated
| the tooth.
In an instant Harvey had his great horse
| forceps on the tooth, ON the whole side OF
his head in fact, Perkins thought, and with
one mighty jerk, not only the double and
twisted hack-action grinder, but another
shining molar that was perfectly sound,
came out and stuck up in triumph ON the
end of the forceps. Jerusalem crickets .
whooped Perkins as he danced all the steps
he knew in his anguish. Did il hurt %
asked Harvey, cody. 'Nn-o-o, replied
Perkins gamily, the sick one didn't, but
the well one twinged little, and, if you'll
believe me, Perkins il mad, and Is laying
low TO play trick on Harvey.
We'll, lie ought 10 be thankful that he es-
capped as we'll as he did, since he refused to
20 TO a dentist, said Jinks, with profession
al feeling. i do despise womanish
man
One day, not very long after this CONVEX
sation, Jinks came into Hobbs office in q
pitiable plight his head was done up in a
napkin and, and an aroma of camphor, lau-
danum and various other drugs filed the
room as lac stepped into ii.
What's the matter p askel Hobbs, airi-
ly he scented a joke at once.
'Got-er-er-toothache, mumbled Jinks,
Grossly. 1t was enough TO make man
cross TO see Hobbs heartless smile.
How long have you had it ?' asked
Hobbs, trying 10 draw his face down to a
becoming length.
Three days growled Jinks. 'Swelled
up bigger'n your fist.
Well sit right down here, and I'll take
it ont for you quicker'n you can say Jack
Robinson said Hobbs bringing out dain-
ty pair of shining forceps.
It's too sore, replied Jinks, looking ut
the forceps with an unfriendly eye they
didn't look nearly SO well 10 him rs his own
shining instruments of torture, ranged so
neatly ON little table in full view of the
silly women who occupied his chair at
times.
liberated, ell = said Hobbs
Yes, replied Jinks, clear from here to
there, and he indicated the top of his head
and point under his cravat.
well, just let me look Mt it, said Hobbs
carelessly slipping the forceps into his
pocket.
And you won't pull it p said Jinks, anx-
iously.
why, of course not, replied Hobbs, de-
ceitfully, mot unless you want me to, old
fellow
T-I-dassent trust you, said Jinks, bob.
bing up, as Hobbs drew near, you look too
plagued tickled about it,
oh, bother, cried Hobbs, getting out of
patience, sit down like man, and have it
out. One hours ache hurts you worse than
to have it ont three or four times.
Il can't, whined ,Iinks, I've been trying
to come to il these three days, an can't
III put petticoats on you, you great
overgrown baby, if you don't stop this,
said Hobbs, trying sternness what does
your wife say to you p
'S-she knows how to p-pity me, whim-
pered Jinks, sheepishly.
We'll don't, replied Hobbs, severely
Now, sir, when you see fit to let me look
at that tooth, I'll see what can do for You,
and 80 saying, he turned his back on Jinks,
and went ON compounding pills, while the
sufferer walked the floor, and groaned, and
used reprehensible language at intervals.
Say, Hobbs, don't care if you do look
at that tooth, he ventured after time.
I'm busy said Hobbs, crustily, and
ranging his pills in neat, mathematical
order.
oh 7 replied Jinks, Il thought you had
burning curiosity to see it, and he moodily
resumed his walk.
say, Hobb, won't You please look at
that tooth for me p he said presently, as an
extra twinge of pain gave his courage an
upward twist.
And you won't back off the einstant come
near you . inquired Hobbs. Times mon-
ey, you remember
No, 'pon my honor Jinks, sitting down
on chair as cautiously as if he suspected
there was dynamite in it, and opening his
mouth in small crack his faith in
Hobbs was not yet fully established.
Open that mouth = roared Hobbs.
IL can't, said Jinks, his courage be-
ginning to ebb.
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